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<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Queen+Elizabeth%2C+The+Art+Critic&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTYwMDQ1MDEzMzE1ODcyMjRmY2FlMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>SCOTT SIMON, HOST: <p>A horse is a horse, unless, of course, it's blue. Queen Elizabeth was on a state visit to Germany this week, and President Joachim Gauck presented her with a painting called "Horse In Royal Blue" by a popular German artist, Nicole Leidenfrost.Sat, 27 Jun 2015 12:11:00 +0000Scott Simon47461 at http://wboi.orgHistorian May Have Discovered Henry I's Final Resting Placehttp://wboi.org/post/historian-may-have-discovered-henry-final-resting-place
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Historian+May+Have+Discovered+Henry+I%27s+Final+Resting+Place&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAyMTQyNzY5MDEyNzEzNTYyNDliZTBiOA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>SCOTT SIMON, HOST: <p>One more British monarch may have been discovered in a parking lot. Just three years after the discovery of the remains of King Richard III, researchers have turned their attention to another even older missing ruler - Henry I.Sat, 23 May 2015 12:23:00 +0000Scott Simon46016 at http://wboi.orgProtesters Plan To 'Shut Down' Baltimore Saturdayhttp://wboi.org/post/protesters-plan-shut-down-saturday
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Protesters+Plan+To+%27Shut+Down%27+Baltimore+Saturday&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTYwMDQ1MDEzMzE1ODcyMjRmY2FlMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>SCOTT SIMON, HOST: <p>There are large protests planned in Baltimore today over the death of Freddie Gray. He was the young black man who died from a spinal cord injuries sustained after police arrested him on April 12. One group called for a shutdown of the city.Sat, 25 Apr 2015 11:37:00 +0000Scott Simon44832 at http://wboi.orgThe Heavy Moral Weight Of Carnegie Mellon's 800 Botched Acceptanceshttp://wboi.org/post/heavy-moral-weight-carnegie-mellons-800-botched-acceptances
A lot of people saw their hopes and dreams fulfilled this week — for just a few hours.<p>Carnegie Mellon University emailed about 800 people who had applied to graduate school to say, 'Congratulations, you're in.' They were — to quote the message of acceptance — "one of the select few" to be accepted into Carnegie Mellon's prestigious Master of Science in Computer Science program.<p>A young woman in India who was accepted wrote on Facebook that she quit her job, bolstered by this act of faith in her future.Sat, 21 Feb 2015 13:56:00 +0000Scott Simon42198 at http://wboi.orgOscar Romero, The Murdered Archbishop Who Inspires The Popehttp://wboi.org/post/oscar-romero-murdered-archbishop-who-inspires-pope
Pope Francis and the Vatican have recognized Oscar Romero as a martyr. This may move the name of the late archbishop of San Salvador a little further in the process that could one day make him a saint.<p>But being deemed a martyr is also holy. It means the church believes his life can inspire people; Pope Francis has said Romero inspires him.<p>Romero was considered a kindly, orthodox conservative parish priest when Pope Paul appointed him archbishop in 1977.Sat, 07 Feb 2015 16:19:00 +0000Scott Simon41610 at http://wboi.orgOscar Romero, The Murdered Archbishop Who Inspires The PopeRod McKuen, The Cheeseburger To Poetry's Haute Cuisinehttp://wboi.org/post/rod-mckuen-cheeseburger-poetrys-haute-cuisine
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Every Saturday just before our show begins I get on the public address system here to announce to our crew, "It's a beautiful day for a radio show. Let's do two today!"<p>It's an admiring imitation of Ernie Banks, the Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame baseball player who died last night at the age of 83. Ernie used to say, especially in the long years of hot summers — including this last one, when the Cubs were stuck in last place — "It's a beautiful day for a ballgame. Let's play two today!"<p>It became his signature line.Sat, 24 Jan 2015 14:05:00 +0000Scott Simon41003 at http://wboi.orgLet's Play Two! Remembering Chicago Cub Ernie BanksRainy Day Women Ages 55 And Up: Bob Dylan Makes Cover Of AARP Magazinehttp://wboi.org/post/rainy-day-women-ages-55-and-bob-dylan-makes-cover-aarp-magazine
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Rainy+Day+Women+Ages+55+And+Up%3A+Bob+Dylan+Makes+Cover+Of+AARP+Magazine&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDEwMjk1OTc3MDEzNTA2NzQ1NjE4NjJmYQ004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>SCOTT SIMON, HOST: <p>The times they are a-changin'.Sat, 24 Jan 2015 13:44:00 +0000Scott Simon41006 at http://wboi.orgFrom A Frequent Flier To SkyMall, Thanks For The Memory Foamshttp://wboi.org/post/frequent-flier-skymall-thanks-memory-foams
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<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Are+Stripes+A+Zebra%27s+Cooling+System%3F&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAyMDgzMzYwMDEyOTc4NzE4NzJkZTAzYw004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>SCOTT SIMON, HOST: <p>Staying in Africa for a moment - do you ever see a zebra standing against a grassy plain and ask, who do you think you're fooling? Scientists since Darwin have been trying to fathom zebra stripes.Sat, 17 Jan 2015 12:41:00 +0000Scott Simon40724 at http://wboi.org